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2025 (9)

November (1)

github: Copilot coding agent now supports pull request templates

GitHub

2025-11-05

GitHub’s Copilot coding agent, an autonomous background agent that creates and updates pull requests with a summary of its changes, now supports repository pull request templates so its generated PR bodies follow your repo’s template while still inserting the agent’s summary.

October (3)

github: Ask Copilot coding agent to make changes in any pull request with @copilot

GitHub

2025-10-28

GitHub’s Copilot coding agent can now edit existing pull requests created by humans when you mention @copilot in a comment, in addition to its ability to open new pull requests from scratch.

github: Copilot coding agent can now search the web

GitHub

2025-10-16

GitHub’s Copilot coding agent — an asynchronous autonomous background agent that can open draft pull requests and make changes for you — can now search the web to gather information and references to inform its code changes and suggestions.

github: Copilot coding agent uses better branch names and pull request titles

GitHub

2025-10-16

GitHub announced that the Copilot coding agent — the asynchronous background agent that works on delegated tasks and requests reviews — now generates clearer, more descriptive branch names and pull request titles to improve reviewability and repo hygiene.

September (5)

github: Start your new repository with Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub added a new Prompt field on the New repository page that lets you use the Copilot coding agent to kickstart work when creating a repository, announced on the GitHub Blog changelog.

github: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 is in public preview for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub Copilot’s asynchronous coding agent now supports Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5. The integration is available in public preview and connects Copilot coding agent with Anthropic’s most advanced model for coding and real‑world agent tasks.

github: Copilot coding agent remembers context within the same pull request

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub's Copilot coding agent — an asynchronous background developer agent that opens draft pull requests, makes changes, and requests review — now remembers context within the same pull request, allowing it to maintain continuity across related tasks.

github: Assign Azure Boards work items to Copilot coding agent in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-18

GitHub announced a public preview that lets you assign Azure Boards work items to the Copilot coding agent. The agent works asynchronously and autonomously in the background to implement tasks and open draft pull requests for your review.

dotnet: Let Copilot Coding Agent handle the busy work

.NET

2025-09-03

The .NET Blog post demonstrates how the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent automates repetitive developer tasks—like generating unit tests and implementing features from a PRD—using a real .NET sample, enabling developers to concentrate on design and code review.